You might just have to shit kick someone, because there won't be any mail today.

5/29/2006 11:14:32 AM

I don't get home until Thursday evening

5/29/2006 11:20:06 AM

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GOOD

Best Buy (8+)
Staples (8+)
Office Depot (5+)
Circuit City (4+)
Netgear (4+)
Western Digital (4+)
Motorola (3+)
LG (2+)
Xfx (1+)
NewEgg (1+)
Hitachi (1+)
Seagate (1+)
Apple (1+)
HP (1+)
Maxtor (1+)
Office Max (1+)
Logitech (1+)


QUESTIONABLE

Dell (5+/2-) - May have improved.
OnRebate (1+/1-) - Sells Personal Info

BAD

Soyo (3-)
TigerDirect (1+/4-) - Sells Personal Info
Linksys (1+/3-)
ATI (1-)

[Edited on May 29, 2006 at 12:02 PM. Reason : adj]

5/29/2006 12:02:31 PM

i've had good rebates from best buy, staples, office depot, d-link, seagate

thats about all i can think of right now

5/29/2006 6:08:55 PM

i did that vonage deal where you buy the linksys pap2 voip modem...paid $60 for device, supposed to get $100 after 2 months of service...didn't see anything after 3 months, checked online and they said they never received my stuff (i don't send my rebates via certified mail or anything, but i know i sent it)...anyway, called up vonage and they sent me over to the "resubmission" department (i guess this happens pretty often?)...they were nice, and asked me to fill out some forms, sent those in a week and a half ago, so we'll see

however, best buy was also running another deal where you got a $25 giftcard instantly at purchase, and i used a whole bunch of best buy bucks that i got from buying company equipment (i have a rewardzone account and i'm in charge of purchasing for this small company, so i get all that )...anywho, the voip modem ended up costing something like $5 plus that giftcard...but they still owe me that hundred bucks, so we'll see in a couple of weeks what happens

5/29/2006 7:20:01 PM

When people say they've had good experiences with Best Buy... I've had several manufacturer rebates work great on things I purchased at Best Buy, but they don't really have anything to do with whether or not you get that rebate.

Oh and I got my $50 rebate on my Verizon phone no problem... it was an LG. Can't remember if it was a Verizon or LG rebate though.

5/30/2006 12:58:36 PM

^ Best buy does a lot of store rebates that do actually come back as checks from best buy. A lot of those slick deal items are items that have BOTH store and manufacturer rebates...

[Edited on May 30, 2006 at 3:46 PM. Reason : ]

5/30/2006 3:45:35 PM

throw a +1 on there for TigerDirect / OnRebate

6/9/2006 11:49:12 PM

So.

http://forums.slickdeals.net/showthread.php?sduid=65906&t=271796

Go for it?

I'm looking at the 2G.


[Edited on June 21, 2006 at 1:23 AM. Reason : comp]

6/21/2006 1:20:22 AM

I've had good experiences with both Samsung and Amazon.

6/21/2006 2:05:06 AM

GOOD

Best Buy (8+)
Staples (8+)
Office Depot (5+)
Circuit City (4+)
Netgear (4+)
Western Digital (4+)
Motorola (3+)
LG (2+)
Xfx (1+)
NewEgg (1+)
Hitachi (1+)
Seagate (1+)
Apple (1+)
HP (1+)
Maxtor (1+)
Office Max (1+)
Logitech (1+)
Amazon (1+)
Samsung (1+)

QUESTIONABLE

Dell (5+/2-) - May have improved.
OnRebate (2+/1-) - Sells Personal Info

BAD

Soyo (3-)
TigerDirect (2+/4-) - Sells Personal Info
Linksys (1+/3-)
ATI (1-)

[Edited on August 6, 2006 at 2:40 PM. Reason : adj]

8/6/2006 2:40:02 PM

+1 for Panasonic

8/7/2006 8:48:53 AM

+1 for Plantronics
+1 for Logitech

8/8/2006 8:00:10 PM

Vonage = bad

I submitted all their rebate paperwork on time. I waited, and waited, and waited some more. They denied my rebate with some bullshit excuse.

I filed a complaint with the BBB. I'm trying to decide if it's worth the time and effort to sue in small claims court.

Don't get screwed. Stay away from Vonage.

8/8/2006 8:27:46 PM

Best Buy +
Staples +
LG +
Motorola +
Home Depot +

8/8/2006 8:59:13 PM

^^ i had that problem...they told me to call a bunch of different departments...eventually, they told me i could re-submit, but i had to use an "official" rebate form from the store i bought it from (best buy)...this was SIX MONTHS LATER

what did i do? i found the rebate form for target online, photoshopped the program number on the form, printed it out and resubmitted it (with a doctored receipt as well)...they sent me my $100 check less than a month later

bastards.

8/8/2006 9:16:09 PM

i <3 threads where i can join my friends in jewish harmony

8/8/2006 9:38:08 PM

Cingular = bad
HP, Netgear, Bestbuy = Good

8/8/2006 11:58:31 PM

PNY +1
Got my rebate on a 2G SD card several (3 or 4) weeks ago...I ordered it and a patriot card around the same time, and I'm still waiting on the patriot rebate.

PNY bought at best buy, but that was a manufacturer's rebate. patriot was bought through newegg, and was also a manufacturer's rebate.

8/9/2006 1:13:21 AM

Microsoft is super good when it comes to rebates, btw

8/9/2006 2:21:36 AM

When I saw esgargs had posted I knew he was going to post about Microsoft. HAHA. *sigh*

Quote :

"i <3 threads where i can join my friends in jewish harmony "

I started this thread because most of the hardware I buy is discounted or comes with the promise of a discount (rebate). Of course some companies are better than others and I don't want to buy something at full price only to realize that the company I bought from is taking advantage of my trust.

[Edited on August 9, 2006 at 8:52 AM. Reason : +]

8/9/2006 8:47:26 AM

Had some good luck with logitech lately. Rebates on some speakers, headset, mouse, and keyboard.

8/9/2006 9:42:59 AM

A patented way to make sure you don't get your rebate

http://techdirt.com/articles/20061010/115604.shtml

10/11/2006 11:00:15 AM

goddamn i hate a fucking mail in rebate

if that shit isn't instant i don't fuck with it

10/11/2006 11:37:23 AM

GOOD

Best Buy (10+)
Staples (9+)
Office Depot (5+)
Netgear (5+)
Circuit City (4+)
Western Digital (4+)
Motorola (4+)
LG (3+)
Logitech (2+)
Xfx (1+)
NewEgg (1+)
Hitachi (1+)
Seagate (1+)
Apple (1+)
HP (1+)
PNY (1+)
Maxtor (1+)
Office Max (1+)
Amazon (1+)
Samsung (1+)
Panasonic (1+)
Plantronics (1+)
Home Depot (1+)

QUESTIONABLE

Dell (5+/2-) - May have improved.
OnRebate (2+/1-) - Sells Personal Info

BAD

Soyo (3-)
TigerDirect (2+/4-) - Sells Personal Info
Linksys (1+/3-)
Vonage (2-)
Cingular (1-)
ATI (1-)

[Edited on November 24, 2006 at 9:08 AM. Reason : BTTT for Black Friday!]

11/24/2006 9:01:33 AM

i dont trust anything that isnt western digital, or staples backed.

11/24/2006 9:04:27 AM

i've got more than 20 rebates going on at this moment and i'm losing track of them

i THINK they're coming in, but i usually pick up my mail as i head out, so i stop by the bank before i write down which checks i got

11/24/2006 10:51:54 AM

Got a Staples rebate back yesterday but I already added my +1 for them.

2/6/2007 11:06:15 AM

Logitech +1
Sandisk +1
XFX +1
Buy.com/AllRebates +2
Kingston +1
CompUSA/RebatesHQ +1

[Edited on February 6, 2007 at 7:47 PM. Reason : ,.]

2/6/2007 7:43:56 PM

I am not sure yet if I fucked myself or if XFX is fucking me, but they just denied 2 separate rebates worth $40 on a vid card.

Quote :

"The XFX Technology USA Rebate Center has completed processing your submission for the following promotion: Department: 082812 - PVT73PUDJ3 $15 Bonus MIR Submission ID: 82639958 Unfortunately, we were unable to honor your request for the following reason: Your submission was not postmarked within 30 days of the purchase date. "

It's possible I screwed myself. I was in Munich when I purchased the card on Dec 2nd. I didn't get back to the States until just before Christmas. Still, I am about 100% certain that I did the rebate work and sent them in in the days after because I was off work the entire week. I'll be able to see what the date stamp is on the images for the UPCs that I scanned when I get home. But I doubt that will help me much in getting this money back.

I dropped the $15 dollar rebate and the $25 dollar off at the same time. I got the email confirmations for them receiving them 10 days apart (on the 17th and the 27th of Jan).

The stupid thing is, I bought a Linksys router 4 days later, dropped that rebate off at the same time, and already received that rebate on Monday.


 


[Edited on February 21, 2007 at 11:56 AM. Reason :  ]

2/21/2007 11:54:25 AM

tiger direct rebate-related story

2/22/2007 1:22:46 PM

Well, I think I am proper fucked out of the $40, as there is no real way to prove I got it post marked in time if I did.

I dropped these things off on Dec 29th. Our post office in Holly Springs is open on Saturday mornings, but I suppose they might not have gone through all the mail, in which case it wouldn't have gotten a postmark until the 3rd.

2/22/2007 2:31:20 PM

^ i've missed a rebate by doing that before...my solution is that i call up the company, tell them i sent it via certified mail and that i "know" it was sent before the 30 days, and that i "know" they received it...out of 3 or 4 times, they've only once asked for a number, so made one up and i still got my rebate back

that said, this ACP-EP rebate is pissing me off...they SAY to send both rebates (there was one for $20.05 and one for $12.95) in the same envelope...i do that, and they send me the $20.05 one, but then send me a card telling me i have exceeded the maximum number of rebates for a particular item

i was surprised that i got my rebates411.com rebate back...that one was sketch

also, threatening a BBB complaint will sometimes work

2/22/2007 2:54:31 PM

Any experience with CoolMax rebates?

4/13/2007 9:25:13 PM

so, how exactly is the "guarantee" bullshit from TD legal?

4/13/2007 11:32:20 PM

Staples fucked me over on a printer rebate - $109 GONE

4/13/2007 11:49:40 PM

i never got my LINKSYS rebate, it's been like 6 months.

first, i forgot to send the form in, then i lost the reciept. i didnt even think of it til just now.

those bastards

4/14/2007 12:34:11 AM

the only thing i never got a rebate back from was outpost.com- never going to them again and i dont trust tiger direct either

4/14/2007 12:38:13 AM

Yay for waiting on rebates!

7/8/2007 10:40:40 PM

Found this concerning TD/OnRebate -
http://glaserlists.com/Lists/OnRebate%20Enhanced.htm

It's a site where you can purchase the personal information of OnRebate customers.

FUCKED UP.

7/8/2007 11:21:57 PM

Quote :

"Updated September 20, 2005"

no doubt that's messed up, but what do you expect, you are participating in a promotion.

[Edited on July 9, 2007 at 12:24 AM. Reason : .]

7/9/2007 12:23:07 AM

AWWWWW HELL!

http://consumerist.com/consumer/fry.s/1300-unopened-rebate-applications-found-in-dumpster-297016.php

9/7/2007 9:15:04 AM

It's rebate season again.

I don't recall getting my Antec rebate(s) back. Hmmm.

11/18/2007 11:52:09 AM

I just got all (3) of my Antec rebates back, $60,$30,$35 all redeemed just fine.

http://www.antec.rebatestatus.com/search.aspx

[Edited on November 18, 2007 at 3:19 PM. Reason : .]

11/18/2007 3:19:32 PM

don't every buy samsung with a rebate and expect to get it back.

i waited 6 mos for mine to come in. every time i called, it was always "in process - waiting for final approval". after calling and bitching for a couple of months, the check finally came. if only you could sue them for being shiesty bastards.

11/19/2007 12:09:01 AM

got a check for $20 from a tigerdirect order today. Still waiting on a $45 check on the same order

12/6/2007 10:11:44 PM

bought a monitor with a $100 rebate from OnRebate in like september of 06. everything was received and approved in october. called BBB on them after a year. got my check a month later.

big - for OnRebate

12/8/2007 1:22:59 AM

got my 2nd rebate from tigerdirect, Im 2 for 2!

12/26/2007 12:19:13 PM

my mom got her 150 dollar rebate for a office depot laptop in about 3 or 4 weeks

12/26/2007 2:16:58 PM